Too busy to serve? an examination of the Influence of Overboarded Directors

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 775-798

  Harris, Ira G ^a   Shimizu, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 3142748475     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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